squishier; squishiest
1
: being soft, yielding, and usually damp
2
squishiness
noun
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The ground was wet and squishy.
those are awfully squishy estimates for the final cost of a new football stadium
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The crunch of the allium is actually quite satisfying alongside the squishy bread.
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Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 May 2025
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Williams saw that a simulation based on squishy pebbles would make the new algorithm’s space usage much smaller — roughly equal to the square root of the original algorithm’s time budget.
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Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 May 2025
For starters, the soft, squishy bread is the ultimate vehicle for a beach- or boat-day sandwich.
—Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 30 May 2025
Williams saw that a simulation based on squishy pebbles would make the new algorithm’s space usage much smaller — roughly equal to the square root of the original algorithm’s time budget.
—Ben Brubaker, Quanta Magazine, 21 May 2025
Self-awareness means Murderbot has developed squishy qualities, like feelings.
—Nina Metz Chicago Tribune, Boston Herald, 15 May 2025
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“Squishy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/squishy. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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